Nebraska Agriculture Facts 2024

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture

Tom Vilsack holds this position in 2024.

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Date of USDA establishment

May 15, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed legislation for this.

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Nebraska Dep't of Agriculture Director

Sherry Vinton is the head of this department.

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Nebraska Dep't of Agriculture Deputy Director

Hilary Miracle serves as the second in command in this department.

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National Farm Bureau President

Zippy Duval is the current leader of this organization.

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Nat'l Cattlemens Beef Association President

Mark Eisle holds this position in 2024.

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Nebraska Cattlemens Association President

Jerry Kuenning is the current leader of this association.

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Region 6 President

Chuck Graff holds this position in 2024.

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Nebraska Beef Council Beef Checkoff

This involves a payment of $1 per head for beef.

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Nebraska State Dairy Association President

Mike Guenther is the current leader of this association.

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Nebraska Poultry Industries President

Adam Hladky is the current leader of this organization.

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Nebraska Sheep and Goat Producers Organization President

Dan Stehlik is the current leader of this organization.

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Nebraska Pork Producers Association President

Mark Wright is the current leader of this association.

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Nebraska Pork Ambassadors

Whitley Rut and Arthur are former District IX Members.

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Nebraska Pork Ambassadors

Danni Burge and Grant are former District IX Members.

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National Pork Board Mandatory Pork Checkoff

This involves a payment of $.35 per $100 value when sold.

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National Pork Producers Council Voluntary Pork Checkoff

This involves a payment of $.15 per $100 value when sold.

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Nebraska National Rankings for Commercial cattle slaughter

Nebraska ranks #1 in this category.

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Nebraska National Rankings for All cattle on feed

Nebraska is tied with Texas for the top position in this category.

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Nebraska National Rankings for Cash receipts for Cattle and Calves

Nebraska ranks #1 in this category.

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Nebraska National Rankings for Total State Land area used for Agriculture

90.77% of the state's land area is used for agriculture.

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Nebraska National Rankings for Beef and veal exports, 2022

Nebraska ranks #2 in this category.

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Nebraska National Rankings for All cattle and calves, Jan. 1, 2023

The state had 6,500,000 head in this category.

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Nebraska National Rankings for Commercial red meat production

Nebraska ranks #2 in this category.

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Nebraska National Rankings for Ethanol production

Nebraska ranks #2 in this category.

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Nebraska National Rankings for Cash receipts from all livestock and products

Nebraska ranks #3 in this category.

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Nebraska National Rankings for Cash receipts for all farm commodities

Nebraska ranks #3 in this category.

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Nebraska National Rankings for Corn Production

Nebraska ranks #3 in this category.

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Nebraska National Rankings for Beef cows, Jan. 1, 2023

The state had 1,703,000 head in this category.

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Nebraska National Rankings for Commercial HOG slaughter

Nebraska ranks #6 in this category with 7,765,300 head.

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Nebraska National Rankings for All hogs and pigs on farms

The state had 3,500,000 head in this category.

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Nebraska National Rankings for Chickens

Nebraska ranks #14 with 9,866,000 head in this category.

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Percentage of Nebraska jobs related to Agriculture

1 in 4 jobs in Nebraska are related to Agriculture.

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Cattle to people ratio in Nebraska

Cows outnumber people in Nebraska by 3.5 to 1.

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